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The legend of the Baal-Shem

These twenty stories about the founder of the Hasidic faith, provide a charming account of the genesis of Hasidism. This is an ideal introduction to Hasidic religion, and to Buber's influential philosophy of love and human understanding.

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; The Life of the Hasidim; The Werewolf; The Prince of Fire; The Revelation; The Martyrs and the Revenge; The Heavenly Journey; Jerusalem; Saul and David; The prayer-Book; The Judgement; The Forgotten Story; The Soul Which Descended; The Psalm-Singer; The Distrubed Sabbath Sabbath; The Conversion; The Return; from Strength to Strength; The Threefold Laugh; The Language of the Birds; The Call; The Shepherd.

Other Titles:

Die Legende des Baalschem.

Responsibility:

Martin Buber ; translated by Maurice Friedman.

Abstract:

These twenty stories about the founder of the Hasidic faith, provide a charming account of the genesis of Hasidism. This is an ideal introduction to Hasidic religion, and to Buber's influential philosophy of love and human understanding.Read more...